New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- While the recent FIFA World Cup may have drowned-or distanced-the Premier League that ended in May, Sankar Chatterjee still feels chuffed at the mention of English club football. His favourite team Arsenal won the title this year after a gap of 22 years, and later came close to winning the Champions League as well, which would have made them European club champions.

The near-miss (a defeat in the final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties) does not bother him much; it's the title that brings out the biggest smile from the chief executive officer of Decathlon Sports India, a role he has had for two years now. "We at least brought them till the penalties," he says, "because PSG is very, very strong."

While Chatterjee m...